AtLA Modern: Year 1, Gen. 1

Chapter 39

"This is comfortable," Zuko muttered, pulling Athlea on top of him.

Athlea giggled. "I bet."

Zuko raised an eyebrow, his hands on her thighs turning her to face him. He slid one to the back of her neck, leaning forward and grinning. "More comfy when I'm fucking you like this," he said, teasing her right back, a gleam in his eyes. He sat up and hugged her close, looking out at the water, a soft smile on his lips.

Athlea blinked, her cheeks turning bright red. "Zuko!" she protested, smacking his shoulder. She pouted, looking away. "You tease," she finally said, smiling.

Zuko laughed, leaning forward and kissing her. He leaned back again, pouting. "Don't hit me," he protested, rubbing his shoulder as if she'd hurt him. "And besides, I am not a tease!"

Athlea's hands slid to the sides of his neck. "It wasn't even that hard," she said, rolling her eyes and kissing his cheek with a laugh. "And yeah, you are, Mister Zuko! You're a very big tease." She leaned in, biting his ear gently before pulling back. "A big tease that I love," she added.

 "Oh, really? I haven't noticed?" He smirked, his left hand cupping her jaw. Zuko continued pouting, kissing her lips. "It was too," he whined. "It's gonna leave a bruise for sure." He smiled, his eyes shining.

"No, it won't. Your body is bruise free, unlike mine," she said with a giggle.

Zuko scoffed, leaning back further, into her hands. "You say that as if you didn't--" He cut himself off, smirking. "Never mind. We both know how those bruises happened. And how you reacted to getting them." He slid a thumb along her jaw, smiling and shaking his head.

"I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it," she admitted innocently. 

"Oh, I could tell," Zuko teased, leaning his forehead against hers. 

"I want to mark you, too," she continued, pouting.

He scoffed and leaned back, pulling his shirt up. "You think you haven't?" He raised an eyebrow, showing her his torso and the light marks all over it from one of the other times; faded, sure, but there were plenty.

Her eyes flicked over his skin and she slid a hand over his stomach, leaning closer. "Mine are hotter." She tilted her chin forward to kiss him.

Zuko raised an eyebrow, dropping his shirt and kissing her back deeply, his arms around her again. He pulled away and clenched it jaw, making a hissing noise through his teeth. "Mmm, I don't think so. At least, not until I've had an orgasm while you're giving me hickeys." He slid his hands up to her thighs, grinning, his thumbs gripping her skin slightly.

"Mmm... I think I just like when you give me hickeys more, that's why," she said, giggling and leaning in to kiss him again.

"Ah," Zuko said against her lips. "That's good, because I think I just like when I give you hickeys more," he agreed. He moved his hands to her jaw, kissing her back, his eyes closed, kissing her deeply and passionately.

Athlea smiled. "I've noticed," she whispered, eyes closed. She continued kissing him for a few moments before pulling away. "This is... romantic. In a simple, casual way," she said against his lips, voice low.

"Yes, it is," Zuko responded, smiling softly against hers. "Red wine, a beach, my girlfriend in a red dress with a leg slit. Very romantic indeed." He kissed her again, his hands resting on her waist. "We should do this more often," he mumbled, his voice low and calm.

Athlea smiled and let out a soft laugh. "I gotta match my boyfriend, after all," she said, giving him another kiss; he was wearing a red jacket and pants over a black shirt. Her right hand moved to his shoulder, the other on his chest. "I told you, we have to travel. I should be in your travel highlights on your Insta page," she joked.

Zuko nodded before resting his forehead against hers. "Ozai said I could start going on my own. It didn't sound very fun until, well..." He smiled, kissing her forehead. "Maybe part of the Northern Water Nation would be fun, after all. I've heard they have spirit lights up there some nights, or we could go festival-hopping." 

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A/N these two traveling together ohmygooooosh, Zuko's Insta would be full of Thea